Exe Estuary FCRM Strategy Projects Update 2017 Martin Davies FCRM Advisor Devon

Exmouth Tidal Defence Scheme EA led & EDDC Partnership scheme Estuary & set back seafront defences £15M+ funding approval expected in 2017 Public exhibition 2017/18 Detailed design/planning approvals 2017/18? Construction 2018 onward exmouthtds@eastdevon.gov.uk & youtube

Topsham Tidal Defence Scheme Exeter City Council led scheme Flood cell & Property Level Protection Surveys & Site Investigations ongoing Public Consultation summer 2017 Funding, Design & Planning approvals 2017 ? Construction: 2018/19 ? 1 Topsham Coastal Flood Defence Scheme – Flood cell around the Recreational Ground. Consultants have been undertaking various surveys within the vicinity to establish the probable constraints which will need to be factored into any proposal. These include, environmental studies as the site is within the a triple SI, and the recreation ground is known to be a historical  contaminated site, hence a geotechnical / contamination desk top study has been undertaken. Further surveys with regards to Heritage & Archaeology, Arboricultural, UXO Desk Study, Asset survey of the existing defences, & a topographical survey have also been undertaken with a view to producing a draft report of the possible options ready for public consultation  by the end of March 2107. The report will prepare a Baseline Environmental report which will identify the overtopping rates and levels of protection that can be delivered, and the baseline FRISM calculations & Damages Assessment. Public consultation is planned for early June 2017 and hopefully a preferred option will be forthcoming, and a  draft PAR produced, subject to suitable stakeholder funding being identified. DCC’s LLFA have indicated a £20k scheme contribution.

Clyst St Mary Flood Defence Scheme EA led scheme Options assessment 2017 Bank & channel improvements? Funding, Design & Planning approvals 2018? Construction 2019/20 ? Short list Topo GI before end FY Consultation event 2017/possible 2018 Funding needed Bridge, fn floodplain if PF; fish passage

Starcross & Cockwood Tidal Defence Scheme EA led scheme Flood gates, slipway and wall raising £3M funding approved Public exhibition March 2017 Detailed Design & planning approval 2017? Construction 2017/18? www.gov.uk & Flickr

Dawlish Warren Beach Management Scheme EA led & Teignbridge DC Partnership scheme Gabion removal, ‘geotube’ defence, beach recharge, groyne improvements £14M funding approved Construction Jan-Oct 2017 www.gov.uk & Flickr & Facebook

Exeter – Newton Abbot Rail Resilience Study Network Rail led scheme Public exhibitions 2016 Options appraisal 2016/17 Funding & planning approvals: 2018 onwards? Phased construction starting ?

Lower Otter (not Clyst) Restoration Project EA led & CDE Partnership scheme Surveys & Site Investigations ongoing Public exhibition summer 2017 Options appraisal 2017 Funding & planning approvals? Phased construction starting ? www.lowerotterrestorationproject.co.uk The Exe Estuary Flood Risk Management Strategy identified that new intertidal habitat (lower saltmarsh and mudflat) would need to be created to compensate for the habitat lost due to coastal squeeze (the loss of existing habitat in front of defences resulting from rising sea levels that drown out the existing foreshore habitat).  The Environment Agency started a Habitat Delivery project to create the new habitat required.  Various sites in the Exe Estuary have been investigated, but none can be progressed.  We have therefore moved our attention to the Lower Otter, near Budleigh Salterton.  We are working in partnership with the land owner, Clinton Devon Estates, which aspires to manage their land in a sustainable way in the face of climate change.  We have engaged engineering and environmental consultants CH2M Hill to consider options for the site and see if there is a viable habitat creation project that can be promoted there.  Surveys of the land and physical features have already taken place and ground investigations (digging trial pits and drilling boreholes) will take place later in the spring.  We hope to consult the public on potential options in the summer of 2017.   (If people want to know more, you could mention that we are working with a Stakeholder Group that includes residents’ representatives, elected councillors and organisations such as Natural England.  There is also a dedicated website www.lowerotterrestorationproject.co.uk , which lists the representatives and has a lot of information on it).

Thank You Questions? martin.davies1@environment-agency.gov.uk